Professor Dr. John Murphy

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John Murphy studies the history of American Public Address and political rhetoric. He is the author of "John F. Kennedy: Liberal Persuasion," which critiques President Kennedy's greatest speeches in the liberal tradition. Murphy investigates the evolution of political languages and has written extensively on political figures including John Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King Jr., George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. His scholarly work has appeared in journals such as Rhetoric & Public Affairs, Quarterly Journal of Speech, and American Literary History. Additionally, his commentary on the presidency and presidential rhetoric is featured in popular media outlets like The Conversation, USA, Washington Post, and New York. He is currently working on a book project focused on civil rights rhetoric, examining figures such as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Martin Luther King Jr.

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